Cards in this guide (29)
What was the name of the first English colony in America
Popular sovereignty means that the power to govern comes from the consent of whom
the people Popular sovereignty means that power is derived from
the consent of the governed people.
Who believed that political liberty could best be preserved if the executive legislative and judicial branches had equal power
Who was the leader of the executive branch in the colonial governments
The Royal Governor was.
Now, the President is the leader of the executive branch in
government. (also the right answer for A+LS)
What type of government did England have at the time of the American Revolution
What is the only state that currently has a unicameral or one house legislature
Under the economic policy of mercantilism which of these did the colonies not have to do
Under the economic policy of mercantilism the thing that the
colonies did not have to do was Manufacture the same items that
were produced to England ------> Is MpK
The proclamation of 1763 marked the beginning of the political dispute that ultimately led to the revolutionary war
Who wrote man is born free and everywhere he is in chains
Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote, "Man was born free, and he is
everywhere in chains." Rousseau was a famous French philosopher and
playwright.
Which of these colonies was not founded for religious freedom
Over what years was the French and Indian War fought
Which document was written by the Pilgrims and outlined a form of government for their new colony
The document that was written by the Pilgrims for their new
colony was the Mayflower Compact
Who believed that men were basically good and that they were born free before government existed
Who believed that the sovereign power resides in the citizens and the government gets its authority from the consent of the governed
The Albany plan of union served as a model for what document
Articals of Confederation
Which English colony was founded as a home for English criminals
Which meeting convened on September 6 1774 and passed the Suffolk Resolves which denounced British policy and called for the suspension of all trade with England
First Continental Congress
During the Civil War 1861-1865 the Southern States had a form of government
In 1774 the British Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts which were designed to punish which colony for its rebellious behavior
Which act passed in 1765 by the british Parliament was the first direct tax on the colonies
The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 by the British Parliament and
was the first to direct tax the colonies.
Through the Intolerable Acts the British Parliament closed which port
What was the first national government of the United States
articles of confederation
The first national government of the United States was the Articles of Confederation, which was the supreme law of the land from 1777-89.
Which document proposed that all bills to raise money would originate in the lower house of the legislature
The Conneticut Compromise
England controlled the external trade of the colonies under which policy
Who believed that political liberty could best be preserved if the executive legislative and judicial branches had equal power-
Baron de Montesquieu believed political liberty could best be
preserved if branches had equal power.
Which of these is not a reason people came to colonial America from England
Why Which group oversaw the writing and adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4 1776
Second Continental Congress (A+)
What did King George want to change about England's way of dealing with the colonies
Tighten the economic and political control of the colonies
Who proposed the separation of powers that became an important element of the U.S. Constitution
